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Bishop's Homily for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
Bishop Larry Silva
January 16, 2022[St. John Vianney Church, Kailua; St. Anthony Church, Kalihi (Santo Niño Celebration)] I have reached the end of my rope! I’ve hit a dead end! I am running out of gas! I just can’t take this anymore! These, I believe, are our common ways of saying that the wine is running out, that what brings joy to our lives is drying up, or that we just do not know how we can go on another step. They are our ways...
Bishop's Homily for the Baptism of the Lord
Bishop Larry Silva
January 09, 2022[Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu] She is all in! He was completely absorbed by it! She was drowning in self-pity. He is fully immersed in his work. These are expressions we often use to describe when a person is totally absorbed by something, whether good or bad. They imply total and complete commitment to some work, object or attitude. They may be a bit of an exaggeration, but they expres...
Bishop's Homily for the Solemnity of the Epiphany
Bishop Larry Silva
January 02, 2022[St. John Vianney Church, Kailua (Installation of Pastor)] In this severely rainy weather, many people have very little shelter from the elements, and perhaps they feel abandoned and alone. In the midst of this pandemic, many are filled with great fear that they or their loved ones will become deathly ill. In this country that is so richly blessed with materials goods, we have one of the highest rates of suicides in the world.&nbs...
Prayer for the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
Bishop Larry Silva
March 12, 2020DIOCESE OF HONOLULU PRAYER FOR THE COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC [by Bishop Larry Silva; March 12, 2020] Dear God of all the living, you sent your Son Jesus to heal us from illness and sin. We turn to his healing power in this time of anxiety over the pandemic of this potentially deadly virus. St. Damien and St. Marianne Cope dedicated their lives to service of those who had an infectious disease. St. Marianne Cope said, “I am not a...
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